Fair Housing

Fair housing means all persons have equal opportunity to be considered for rental
units, purchase of property, housing loans, and property insurance.

The North Carolina Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate in housing
because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental handicaps,
or family status (families with children).

The law applies to the sale, rental and financing of residential housing. Apartments,
houses, mobile homes and even vacant lots to be used for housing are covered by
the Fair Housing Act. With a few exceptions, anyone who has control over residential
property and real estate financing must obey the law. This includes rental managers,
property owners, real estate agents, landlords, banks, developers, builders and
individual homeowners who are selling or renting their property.

Examples of Discrimination:

A property manager refuses to rent an apartment to a single women, but he will rent
the apartment to a single man.

A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to a blind woman because she has a Seeing
Eye dog.

A female tenant and her family are evicted from their apartment because the woman
refuses the landlord's sexual advances.

A landlord evicts a white tenant for her mobile home because her black friends visit
her there.

Set different terms, conditions, or privileges for the sale or rental of a dwelling.

Fair Housing Statement

Forsyth County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, familial status, physical handicap
or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services or activities.To learn more